PWCI and their carers experiences of smart assistive technology
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An exploration into the experiences of people with a cognitive impairment (PWCI) and their informal carer(s) and the meanings they attribute to using smart things for care and support at home.
IRAS ID
289218
Contact name
Alex Kirton
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Northumbria University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
Within contemporary research, people with cognitive impairments' perspectives are sorely lacking, as well as the perspective of their carers. This perspective is necessary when conducting research on services that are meant to support them, how can services be effective without taking into consideration the views and feelings of those they are being designed for. This study aims to capture people with cognitive impairments and their carer's views and experiences of using smart technology for care and support in their own homes. This study will link in with Sunderland County Council's assistive technologies team as they install smart technology into people's homes, such technology might include, smart assistants, doorbells, sensors, etc. The participants will be asked to contribute to three semi-structured video interviews, lasting no more than 45 minutes, over the course of four months, to discuss their experiences of using this technology. The participants will be able to choose whether they are interviews together or separately. They will also be asked to take photographs of their engagement with the technology during the research period so that the interviews can be structured by what is important to them, the photographs will not be analyzed as a form of data but rather used as prompts at interview and illustrations within the final thesis.
REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 2 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/NE/0011
Date of REC Opinion
24 Feb 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion